Monash University Kendo Club

Monash University Kendo Club Monash University Kendo Club (MUKC)

Affiliated with the Victorian Kendo Renmei (VKR) and the Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR)

Part of TeamMONASH

Our club is affiliated with the Victorian Kendo Renmei (VKR), the Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR), the International Kendo Federation and TeamMONASH. We are an all-ages club, with members in Primary School, High School, University (undergrad and postgrad) as well as those in the workforce. At MUKC, as serious as we are about our kendo, we are also a social club! Join up and make new friends! We have

events throughout the year including dinners, movie nights, BBQs, etc. SENSEI
Yoichi Yano (7th Dan)
Noriko Matsumoto (7th Dan)
Kazuya Kimura (6th Dan)
Kaori Dimovski (6th Dan)
Trent Reeve (5th Dan)
Eugene Chow (5th Dan)
Hoey Yein (5th Dan)

TRAINING TIMES
Monday: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Wednesday: 6:00PM - 8:00PM


Every second Wednesday, the first half session is kata training. Visitor's fee: $5 per training.

1st Asia Oceania Kendo Championships in Tokyo Japan Congratulations Josh for coming to the second place 🥈 (3Dan and unde...
31/05/2026

1st Asia Oceania Kendo Championships in Tokyo Japan
Congratulations Josh for coming to the second place 🥈 (3Dan and under individual tournament) and congratulations to the ladies team for the third 🥉 place as Team Australia.

Fantastic 👏👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to everyone in the Team Australia 🦘 🇦🇺




2026 Beginners Graduation Night 🎓Congratulations to all beginners for completing their course!Thank you very much to the...
19/05/2026

2026 Beginners Graduation Night 🎓

Congratulations to all beginners for completing their course!

Thank you very much to the teaching team - Eugene sensei, Gorden and Lucinda for your dedication in nurturing the next Kendo generation.

We hope to see everyone continue Kendo and see you at the Dojo!

MUKEN taikai 2026 last weekend 💥Thank you so much for another great taikai .The results from Monash University Kendo Cl...
15/05/2026

MUKEN taikai 2026 last weekend 💥
Thank you so much for another great taikai .

The results from Monash University Kendo Club 👇

🥈Senior Dan Division Second Place - Joshua Wildey

🥉Senior Kyu Division Equal Third - Man Ho Chen

🥉Junior Kyu Division Equal Third - Ethan Tran

Congratulations to Josh, Man Ho, Eathan and everyone who participated 😊😊😊

A big apologies that we missed post grading results from the end of March.Congratulations to Gorden Luong--1st DanDougla...
20/04/2026

A big apologies that we missed post grading results from the end of March.

Congratulations to

Gorden Luong--1st Dan
Douglas Phan--1st Dan

Lex Nguyen--1st Kyu

Man Ho Chen--2nd Kyu
Noah Vu--2nd Kyu

for passing your grading 😊✨✨

48th Australian Kendo Championships 🇦🇺🏆 in Gold Coast 2026Congratulations to everyone who was here for AKC last weekend....
09/04/2026

48th Australian Kendo Championships 🇦🇺🏆
in Gold Coast 2026

Congratulations to everyone who was here for AKC last weekend. It was a fantastic year again to experience against all the great Kendo.

Always so much to learn, never enough, never end, we keep learning and keep improving.

Here is the results 👇✨

🌟Kyu Women's team
Victoria team --- 🥇 1st place --Rhiann Fann --

🌟 Women's Dan Individual -- Clay Zhou -- 1st place 🥇
-- Kaori Dimovski -- 3rd place🥉

🌟 Men's Dan team
Victoria team ---🥈2nd place -- Trent Reeve,
Zushi Wang , Joshua Wildey

🌟 Women's Dan team
Victoria team A --🥈2nd place -- Kaori Dimovski,
Clay Zhou

🌟 Kata team
Victoria team -- 🥉3rd place -- Kaori Dimovski

Thank you so much for all your support in our club
(Manho was here to help, thank you !), Victoria coaches Yano sensei, Kimura sensei, Mark sensei and manager Hoey, all the sensei, everyone in Queensland and AKR 🙇

🌟NEW🌟 Q&A series!!Starting from our head sensei / Kenshikan head sensei , Yoichi Yano Sensei - Kyoshi 7th Dan .Yano Sens...
29/03/2026

🌟NEW🌟 Q&A series!!

Starting from our head sensei / Kenshikan head sensei , Yoichi Yano Sensei - Kyoshi 7th Dan .

Yano Sensei was the head coach of the Australian team for the previous World Kendo Championships (WKC) 2024 in Italy ✨✨

🌟When did you start Kendo?

-It was around 1980 at Sydney Kendo Club, the third year since I arrived in Australia. That was my first trip overseas. There was little about Japanese at the time in Australia and I was lost. I needed something to help me identify myself. It will be 46 years doing Kendo this year.

🌟What was the hardest thing in your Kendo life so far?

-To manage myself and how best to satisfy myself. Whether it is shiai, tachiai or keiko, my opponent has always been myself with my kensen pointing at me. Kendo has always been about me and how to manage myself. It is an elusive task and that is why this story is never ending.

🌟What motivates you to keep doing Kendo?

- I believe Kendo gave me my identity when I was lost. Kendo in a way helped me find myself. I am obliged to keep on going until such time IT tells me that I have done enough and that I can lock away shinai for good.

🌟 What is Kendo to you?

-A lot of things but mainly about me and how I interact with people. Kendo is 61 % of what I am and who I am . It is also a physical pain and lots of times the source of stress and frustration. But why don't I quit? Because it dominates 61% of what I am and who I am.

🌟 In your opinion, what is the most challenging part of Kendo?

- First and foremost, to maintain the right frame of mind while you are in training. Sometimes, I can be in charge of it but more often not. The mind seems to have its own will and often walks its own.

🌟In your opinion what is the most rewarding part of Kendo?

- When you receive a sense of achievement by engaging with it and accomplishing your tasks. My highlight is the 2024 WKC. No matter how temporary it was, nothing beats the moment and that sense of achievement that I shared with my team.

🌟 Any message for people new to Kendo?

-Be hungry to learn and be hungry to practice. Learn by doing not by thinking. Treat it as Kendo is your profession and always keep it beside you.

Begginers welcome dinner 🍕😋
19/03/2026

Begginers welcome dinner 🍕😋

Thank you for joining our keiko Ravon and Reo ( both from Fudoshin Kendo Club) 🤗It was great 👍
18/03/2026

Thank you for joining our keiko Ravon and Reo ( both from Fudoshin Kendo Club) 🤗

It was great 👍

Club grading day for 4th and 4th Kyu 🌟Congratulations everyone for passing the grading 👏
18/03/2026

Club grading day for 4th and 4th Kyu 🌟
Congratulations everyone for passing the grading 👏


04/03/2026

O- Week 🌞 Thank you and it was great to see you everyone!!!

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Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton
Melbourne, VIC
3800

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Monday 6pm - 8pm
Wednesday 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

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